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text-embedding-3-small — Benchmark Scores, Pricing & Performance Analysis

BUDGETOpenAI
Input Cost
$0.02/1M
Output Cost
$0.00/1M
Context Window
8K
Max Output
2K
Knowledge Cutoff
Jan 2024
Accepts
text

text-embedding-3-small by OpenAI demonstrates competitive pricing. View detailed benchmark data including scores across coding, math, reasoning, speed, and cost metrics.

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Cost Benchmarks

Input Cost
$0.0275th of 413

Cost per 1M input tokens

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Output Cost
$0.001st of 413

Cost per 1M output tokens

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Context Benchmarks

Context Length
8K413th of 451

Maximum context window size

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Available from 5 providers

The same model costs different amounts depending on who serves it. You can bring your own key for 3 of these — connect it here.

ProviderInput / 1MOutput / 1MCached inContextYour key
Azure$0.02$08KSupported
Azure Cognitive Services$0.02$08K
OpenAI$0.02$08KSupported
SAP AI Core$0.02$08K
Vercel AI Gateway8KSupported

text-embedding-3-small — Frequently Asked Questions

How much does text-embedding-3-small cost?

text-embedding-3-small costs $0.02 per 1M input tokens and $0.00 per 1M output tokens. This makes it one of the more affordable models.

What is the context window of text-embedding-3-small?

text-embedding-3-small has a context window of 8K tokens. This determines how much text, conversation history, and code the model can process in a single request.

Who created text-embedding-3-small?

text-embedding-3-small was created by OpenAI. It is classified as a budget model in our catalogue.

Is text-embedding-3-small open source?

No, text-embedding-3-small is a proprietary model. It is available through OpenAI's API and compatible providers.